Upton and Nassim were playing basketball. Upton won twice as many times as he lost. He won 14 games. How many games did the boys play?
10 points
24 games
21 games
7 games
28 games
The correct answer is 21 games.
If Upton won twice as many times as he lost and he won 14 games, that means he lost 7 games.
The total number of games played is the sum of the games won and lost:
14 + 7 = 21.
Let's solve this step-by-step:
1. Upton won twice as many times as he lost. If we let x represent the number of games Upton lost, then the number of games he won is 2x.
2. We are given that Upton won 14 games. So, we can set up an equation: 2x = 14
3. Solving for x, we divide both sides of the equation by 2: x = 14/2 = 7
4. Now that we know Upton lost 7 games, we can find the total number of games played by adding the number of games he won and lost: 7 + 14 = 21
Therefore, the boys played 21 games.
To find the total number of games played by Upton and Nassim, we need to determine how many games Upton lost. Since Upton won twice as many games as he lost, we can divide the number of wins by 2 to find the number of losses.
Given that Upton won 14 games, his losses would be 14 divided by 2, which is 7 games.
Now, to find the total number of games played by both Upton and Nassim, we need to add up the number of wins and losses.
Upton played 14 wins + 7 losses = 21 games.
Therefore, the correct answer is 21 games.